Where does “autruche” come from?
autruche (French) comes from Old French ostruce, from Vulgar Latin austruthio, from Latin strūthiō, from Ancient Greek στρουθίων, from Ancient Greek -ίων, from Proto-Hellenic -ihō, from Proto-Indo-European -isō, from Proto-Indo-European -yōs.
autruche (French): ostrich
Definitions
- ostrich
Ancestry of “autruche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old French | ostruce | ostrich |
| 2 | Vulgar Latin | austruthio | — |
| 3 | Latin | strūthiō | ostrich |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | στρουθίων | Synonym of στρουθοκάμηλος; genitive plural of... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίων | Suffix added to father's name that forms... |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | -ihō | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -isō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -yōs | Forms adjectives from roots, meaning "very" or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yoss | — |